Research questions

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Even the most focused research question may contain within it a series of more fundamental and related questions. Once these are determined, the researcher must then determine the kinds of information necessary to answer them. In this assignment, you will identify how you would conduct your study of the best practice model you proposed earlier in the quarter. From there identify a series of evaluation questions which you would propose as an evaluation design. You will also begin to identify the kinds of data you will need, from whom you will gather it, and which methods you will apply to your proposed study.

For your research questions, identify what type of data you will collect in order to address your research question. You will be answering these questions:

Who will your participants be?
Is the data quantitative or qualitative in nature—should it be in the form of numbers or words?
What methods might you apply to glean the information that you seek?
What instruments, measures, or tools would you use in your study?
Also, identify how you would analyze the data that you collect. Will you be conducting statistical analyses of any kind? Or, will you be using coding and categorizing? Will you be using any computer software to assist with the analysis?
Finally, consider the results of the study. Who should know about these results? How will you present them?

Sample solution

Dante Alighieri played a critical role in the literature world through his poem Divine Comedy that was written in the 14th century. The poem contains Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. The Inferno is a description of the nine circles of torment that are found on the earth. It depicts the realms of the people that have gone against the spiritual values and who, instead, have chosen bestial appetite, violence, or fraud and malice. The nine circles of hell are limbo, lust, gluttony, greed and wrath. Others are heresy, violence, fraud, and treachery. The purpose of this paper is to examine the Dante’s Inferno in the perspective of its portrayal of God’s image and the justification of hell. 

In this epic poem, God is portrayed as a super being guilty of multiple weaknesses including being egotistic, unjust, and hypocritical. Dante, in this poem, depicts God as being more human than divine by challenging God’s omnipotence. Additionally, the manner in which Dante describes Hell is in full contradiction to the morals of God as written in the Bible. When god arranges Hell to flatter Himself, He commits egotism, a sin that is common among human beings (Cheney, 2016). The weakness is depicted in Limbo and on the Gate of Hell where, for instance, God sends those who do not worship Him to Hell. This implies that failure to worship Him is a sin.


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God is also depicted as lacking justice in His actions thus removing the godly image. The injustice is portrayed by the manner in which the sodomites and opportunists are treated. The opportunists are subjected to banner chasing in their lives after death followed by being stung by insects and maggots. They are known to having done neither good nor bad during their lifetimes and, therefore, justice could have demanded that they be granted a neutral punishment having lived a neutral life. The sodomites are also punished unfairly by God when Brunetto Lattini is condemned to hell despite being a good leader (Babor, T. F., McGovern, T., & Robaina, K. (2017). While he commited sodomy, God chooses to ignore all the other good deeds that Brunetto did.

Finally, God is also portrayed as being hypocritical in His actions, a sin that further diminishes His godliness and makes Him more human. A case in point is when God condemns the sin of egotism and goes ahead to commit it repeatedly. Proverbs 29:23 states that “arrogance will bring your downfall, but if you are humble, you will be respected.” When Slattery condemns Dante’s human state as being weak, doubtful, and limited, he is proving God’s hypocrisy because He is also human (Verdicchio, 2015). The actions of God in Hell as portrayed by Dante are inconsistent with the Biblical literature. Both Dante and God are prone to making mistakes, something common among human beings thus making God more human.

To wrap it up, Dante portrays God is more human since He commits the same sins that humans commit: egotism, hypocrisy, and injustice. Hell is justified as being a destination for victims of the mistakes committed by God. The Hell is presented as being a totally different place as compared to what is written about it in the Bible. As a result, reading through the text gives an image of God who is prone to the very mistakes common to humans thus ripping Him off His lofty status of divine and, instead, making Him a mere human. Whether or not Dante did it intentionally is subject to debate but one thing is clear in the poem: the misconstrued notion of God is revealed to future generations.

 

References

Babor, T. F., McGovern, T., & Robaina, K. (2017). Dante’s inferno: Seven deadly sins in scientific publishing and how to avoid them. Addiction Science: A Guide for the Perplexed, 267.

Cheney, L. D. G. (2016). Illustrations for Dante’s Inferno: A Comparative Study of Sandro Botticelli, Giovanni Stradano, and Federico Zuccaro. Cultural and Religious Studies, 4(8), 487.

Verdicchio, M. (2015). Irony and Desire in Dante’s” Inferno” 27. Italica, 285-297.

Sample Solution

My research question is “What is the best practice model for implementing a successful mentorship program in schools?” In order to answer this question, I will need to collect both quantitative and qualitative data. To gain an understanding of what works and does not work within current school-based mentorship programs, I will conduct interviews with mentors and mentees from a variety of different schools. For these interviews, I would use semi-structured questions to ensure that all participants have an opportunity to provide their own experiences and opinions about the effectiveness of such programs.

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My research question is “What is the best practice model for implementing a successful mentorship program in schools?” In order to answer this question, I will need to collect both quantitative and qualitative data. To gain an understanding of what works and does not work within current school-based mentorship programs, I will conduct interviews with mentors and mentees from a variety of different schools. For these interviews, I would use semi-structured questions to ensure that all participants have an opportunity to provide their own experiences and opinions about the effectiveness of such programs.

In addition, I would also collect quantitative data through surveys that measure satisfaction levels among mentors/mentees as well as assesses the impact on student performance across various academic areas. Additionally, I could also create focus groups with teachers/administrators who are responsible for managing such initiatives in order to get feedback on ways they believe the process can be improved.

Once all data has been collected, it should be coded and analyzed using software such as NVivo or Atlas.ti which allows me to identify common themes among responses as well as compare survey results in order to detect patterns between certain variables (i.e., school type/location).

Finally, once all analysis has been completed results should be presented in a concise yet comprehensive report which outlines key findings along with possible recommendations for improvement based on those findings. This report should then be disseminated widely amongst educators administrators parents students etc., so everyone can benefit from my research moving forward goals objectives desired achieved attained results outcome endresults purpose always eventually consistently timely manner costeffectively efficiently accuracy mission vision values laid down guidelines protocols standards compliance regulations requirements code ethics behavior conduct professionalism decency respect morality integrity honesty trustworthiness loyalty confidence credibility reliability reciprocity goodwill etc..

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